"Tell Magu to leave me alone, Trump didn’t go after Obama’s wife"- Patience Jonathan to President Buhari

Former First lady, Patience Jonathan, has asked President Buhari to tell the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to leave her alone.

In a statement released by her chief press secretary, Mrs Jonathan said Magu was being used to destroy the image of her family because of her role in the 2015 elections in which she campaigned against President Buhari.

According to Mrs Jonathan, US president, Donald Trump, is not using the law enforcement agents against former first lady, Michelle Obama, despite the fact that she campaigned against him during their last election.

The statement in part reads;

“We believe that she is being systematically persecuted and punished because of her unflinching support for her husband during the 2015 elections. President Buhari should be reminded that his wife also supported him in all the elections he contested against her husband, former President Jonathan, but Dr. Jonathan did not at any point in time, carry out personal vendetta or go after Buhari’s wife. That is the standard practice in all democracies around the world. For instance, Michelle Obama campaigned vigorously for her husband’s party during their last Presidential election, but we are yet to see President Donald Trump move against her. One thing is clear: No matter what they do to Mrs. Jonathan, she will continue to stand by her husband, the father of her children, even if it means paying the supreme price with her life.”